In: Advanced Math
For the following exercises, solve each system by Gaussian elimination.
Using Gaussian elimination:
Consider the following system of equations
1/40x + 1/60y + 1/80z = 1/100 …… (1)
-1/2x -1/3y -1/4z = -1/5 …… (2)
3/8x + 3/12y + 3/16z = 3/20 …… (3)
To solve the system of equations,
Multiply equation (1) 1/40x + 1/60y + 1/80z = 1/100 by 20 and add it to equation (2) -1/2x -1/3y -1/4z = -1/5 to get,
1/2x + 1/3y + 1/4z = 1/5
-1/2x -1/3y -1/4z = -1/5
0 = 0
It does not need to proceed any further. The result we get is an identity, 0 = 0, which tells us that this system has an infinite number of solutions.
It does not need to proceed any further. The result we get is an identity, 0 = 0, which tells us that this system has an infinite number of solutions.